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Black Mage:56 White Mage:52 Warrior:56 Thief:68

This was our run into the Toramarail Canal to get me and Uchipu's AF3 done. It was difficult to set up since I had not planned on it and it turned out to be something that was added to the end of our quest to help Garybaker with his WSNM( Weaponskill Notorious Monster) which he had to kill to get his Savage Blade ws.

For the most part it was sort of simple. We were supposed to click on the ??? and let the NM despawn and then have the other person that needed the quest click the ??? and then have the group fight it only after the last person in the series did it, so that the whole group would have to fight the NM only once. Well I didn't get clear instructions so I went in clicked the ??? while my Sneak was up and then it aggroed the BLM that was in the back who thought that I knew I was supposed to wait for it to despawn.

Ho hum. Noone died. Though the NM was very resistant to the spells I was casting on it, even with my INT+ and Elemental Skill bonus from my AF Gloves and Ice Staff, he did succumb to physical attacks from the PLD.

I am the Paragon of Black Mage Excellence now. And I really would like to start leveling the ole BLM, but I have to get my THF up to 70 so that I can relax and work on fishing for a while and maybe take up a craft, nevermind fighting Maat.

I already know that I have no chance against him unless I get several items first like the Thief's Kote gauntlets among other things. Survival will be key so subbing WHM is my plan for beating Maat for now.